Dispenser for granulated or powdered material



A ril 25, 1950 H. c. L w 2,505,412

DISPENSER FOR GRANULATED OR POWDERED MATERIAL Filed Aug. 10, 1946 HTTOENEYJ' Patented Apr. 25, i950 DISPENSER FOR GRANULATED OR POWDERED MATERIAL Homer 0. Law, Seattle, Wash.

Application August 10, 1946, Serial No. 689,659

1 Claim.

This invention relates to dispensers for powdered or granulated materials, and it has reference more particularly to dispensers of the shaker types, such for example, as those designed for the holding and dispensing of salt, pepper and other like condiments, and the invention has for its principal objects to provide a device that is attractive in appearance, simplified in construction, easy to keep clean and wherein the discharge orifices are so located in the top, and the top of such design and so related to the body, that the dispensing of material is most effectively accomplished.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a dispenser wherein the size of the orifices may be changed and regulated to best adapt the device to use with coarse or fine materials.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for the securing of the top to the container to eliminate the usual threaded connection 'between the cover and body, thus to make the joint portions available for containing dispensing oriflces in a novel relationship.

Still further objects of the invention reside in the details of construction and combination of parts, as will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a dispenser embodied by the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a central, cross sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an under side view of the cover portion of the dispenser.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the container with the top or cover removed therefrom Fig. 5 is a sectional detail, showing a part of the container wall, and relationship thereto of the cover flange and a dispensing passage in the flange.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail illustrating the registering of a passage in the cover flange with a passage in the container wall to form a dispensing outlet of larger size.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

In its present preferred form of construction, the dispensing device of this application comprises a container l0 having a body portion of cylindrical form, closed at its lower end by a wall II and formed at that end with a peripheral, outwardly and downwardly rounded supporting flange I2. Fixed coaxially within the container is a post I3, having its lower end portion cemented or otherwise permanently fixed in the end wall II as seen in Fig. 2. As an alternative, this post might be an integral part of the container. At its upper end, the post I3 has a threaded portion I5 onto which the cover or cap portion I 6 is threaded to close the open upper end of the container.

The cap I6 is upwardly arched, or rounded and is formed on the under side, and centrally thereof with a lug or boss H with a threaded hole I8 into which the upper end of the post I3 is threaded for the securement of the cap or cover in place.

The cover or cap has a diameter substantially equal to that of the container and at its periphery has a short downwardly extended flange I9. This flange has an inwardly beveled edge surface, shown at 20 in Figs. 5 and 6, designed to seat against the square cut inner corner edge of the container wall to close the joint. Formed in the flange I9 at regularly spaced intervals are dispensing channels 25, and likewise formed in the rim of the container at the inside, and at an angle through the corner portion, are channels 26, spaced at angular intervals corresponding to the spacing of the channels 25 in the cover. When the cover is applied to the container, as in Fig. 2, and the channels 25 in its flange I9 are out of registration with the channels 26 of the container wall, then all channels serve as individual outlets through which contents of the container may be dispensed.

By rotating the cap to aline its channels 25 with channels 26 of the container wall, then relatively large openings are provided for the dispensing of material. This registration of channels is shown in Fig. 6.

Another feature of this device is to be found in the relationship of the outwardly beveled surface of the flange I 9 to the container wall and its various outlets. It will be understood that when the container is inverted, or brought to a dispensing position, the flange serves then to catch material and to divert it to the outlets. Thus, even when the device is practically empty, a good discharge of material may be obtained due to the flange and the relationship of the outlets thereto.

Devices 01 this kind may be made in various sizes and of various material. However, a device or the shape shown is found to be most satisfactory and may be economically made of plastics.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A dispenser of the character described comprising a container having a top opening and a flat top edge surface about said opening, a cover member applied to said container and having a peripheral flange formed with a sonically beveled surface adapted to 'be engaged against the inner edge of the container opening and extending into the container; said beveled surface having dispensing channels therein, and said edge surface of the container having dispensing. channels therein anct sai'd..coverbeing rotatably adjustable to bring the channels of the cover and container into and from registration.

HOMER C. LAW.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the:

file of this \patent:

Number 15 Number 4 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Williamson Oct. 23, 1906 Meaker Feb. 23, 1909 Osterbauer June 13, 1916 De Hawkes Oct. 23, 1917 Grissom et a1. Dec. 2, 1924 Slick Mar. 9, 1926 Plattj 1-.. May 27, 1930 Rundell Mar. 10, 1931 Gonen et al July 21, 1936 Graham Nov. 14, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Dec. 5, 1910 

